We can not see it (only the effects of it),or smell it or touch it(only the energy it left behind when it shocks us or puts our hair at end). And we have faith everyday that it will do its thing and help with technology and other science stuff.
So my question is..How do we know that it exists?
2006-10-29 01:12:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How do we know air exists? Or atoms? Because it stands up to scrutiny and scientific observation, and sits well with the theories associated with it. Faith is not a physical thing, it is metaphysical - as it is an intangible idea. Therefore faith could never be scientificly proven.
2006-10-29 01:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Mordent 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We know it exists because there's proof. There's evidence it's there. When you touch metal after building up a static charge and feel the pain, you are verifying through your senses of touch, sight and sound that it is -- or was -- there.
We know electricity exists because we see a cause and effect. Flip on a light switch, the light comes on. Flip the switch in the fuse box, all the lights in a house go off, every clock plugged in goes blank, and the fridge and AC unit stop running.
That electricity will be there and do it's thing everyday is not faith. It is knowledge. If electricity is not there, it is not because people stopped believing in it. It's because a line got knocked down or a transformer blew a fuse.
2006-10-29 09:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When we do tests of static electricity in a lab - the same results can be replicated over and over again. So we can measure it quantitatively and qualitatively.
I don't have "faith" in static electricity anymore than I have "faith" in the wind (and I can't see it either). Faith doesn't mean "believing in things you can't see" - it means "believing in things you can't prove."
2006-10-29 09:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by Black Parade Billie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Billie nailed it. A concept is considered scientific when it can be replicated reliably--i.e., these conditions right here will always create static electricity, and if we create these conditions a hundred times it will always occur.
2006-10-29 09:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have seen static electricity, turn out the lights and you can see the sparks
2006-10-29 09:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by daisy322_98 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We can see and measure the effects of it, you have answered your own question.
2006-10-29 09:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋